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03-20-2005 04:16 AM

aceit

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Éowyn

but he can wear the braces without socks.

Yeah.

Wait, but no. That may get gross.

Oh well. YAY FOR MARDY AND LOW SOCKS.

03-20-2005 03:50 AM

Éowyn

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debstah

Yes, but I'd rather andy wear ankle braces and not get hurt

but he can wear the braces without socks.

03-20-2005 03:41 AM

Éowyn

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

i don't mind the ankle braces it's the bloody socks! and tan lines!

03-19-2005 05:02 PM

MissFairy

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

i like the ankle braces and long socks (and the injury thing is important, andy can rock it)

03-19-2005 04:16 PM

Deboogle!.

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Yes, but I'd rather andy wear ankle braces and not get hurt

03-19-2005 02:39 PM

aceit

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Éowyn

okay after almost a week to think about it i have come to conclusion that mardy has doen one thing better than andy! yes really! what i hear you yell well he didn't wear those stupid sock that cover half his lovely legs and gives him dumbass tan lines.!

I agree. I strongly dislike big socks.

03-17-2005 08:15 AM

Dinkie

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Éowyn, your avatar !!!!!

03-17-2005 07:25 AM

Éowyn

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

okay after almost a week to think about it i have come to conclusion that mardy has doen one thing better than andy! yes really! what i hear you yell well he didn't wear those stupid sock that cover half his lovely legs and gives him dumbass tan lines.!

yes honestly that is all i can think of! but hey it's a positive right? oh okay i am insane!

03-15-2005 01:04 AM

Jennay

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debstah

Sure, absolutely. But his serve is always a problem. I mean there are a lot of people who, if they serve well they play well (Lindsay D. comes to mind) and Mardy is like that. So he's just GOT to get his first serve % up. 41% is beyond a point of "there are some changes and it will take time for those work" - that's just BAD.

I think he was nervous, he was making so many errors early in the match. So I'm sure that's part of it, but yeah. It's just so huge for him in particular.

Yep.

03-14-2005 11:32 AM

aceit

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debstah

but on a positive note! Flake win 3-6 7-6(0) 6-2!!!!! Mardy lost his serve like the first 4 times he served but once they settled down they did great. Go Flake!

Yesssssssssssssssssssss. GO FLAKE!

I knew they could do it. *cough* Deb. *cough*

I'm glad they could come back.

03-14-2005 05:07 AM

Deboogle!.

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by simpletennis

it's not his serve percentage that's the only problem, i think mardy has to work on getting more consistent. he came up with some really nice shots, so it's possible for him to be consistent. it just sucks that mardy has to play fed. he hasn't gotten past the second round at all this year

What all this year? he hasn't gotten past the 2nd round since the OLYMPICS.

I've seen Mardy play enough to believe that his first serve % is almost singularly determinative of how he plays. It's scary, actually. There are definitely other factors and other problems with his game, but when his first serve % is high, the rest of his game is there, and vice versa. It happens much too often to be coincidental.

but on a positive note! Flake win 3-6 7-6(0) 6-2!!!!! Mardy lost his serve like the first 4 times he served but once they settled down they did great. Go Flake!

03-14-2005 05:00 AM

simpletennis

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debstah

Sure, absolutely. But his serve is always a problem. I mean there are a lot of people who, if they serve well they play well (Lindsay D. comes to mind) and Mardy is like that. So he's just GOT to get his first serve % up. 41% is beyond a point of "there are some changes and it will take time for those work" - that's just BAD.

I think he was nervous, he was making so many errors early in the match. So I'm sure that's part of it, but yeah. It's just so huge for him in particular.

it's not his serve percentage that's the only problem, i think mardy has to work on getting more consistent. he came up with some really nice shots, so it's possible for him to be consistent. it just sucks that mardy has to play fed. he hasn't gotten past the second round at all this year

03-14-2005 04:31 AM

pieross

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jennay

Yes, the serve is huge for him.. but he is saying that there are some technical changes he is making, so it will take time to really get into the flow of that.

Sure, absolutely. But his serve is always a problem. I mean there are a lot of people who, if they serve well they play well (Lindsay D. comes to mind) and Mardy is like that. So he's just GOT to get his first serve % up. 41% is beyond a point of "there are some changes and it will take time for those work" - that's just BAD.

I think he was nervous, he was making so many errors early in the match. So I'm sure that's part of it, but yeah. It's just so huge for him in particular.

03-14-2005 12:48 AM

Jennay

Re: the "please don't get drawn against fed or andy" indian wells thread

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debstah

Looking at the stats, the biggest problem was his first serve. He relies on his serve SO much - in these big matches he has GOT to get his first serve over 60%. I mean 41% for the match! are you kidding!!!!!!!! He actually won more first serve points than Roger did, but he barely got it in. That is huge for Mardy. He's GOT to work on that.

Yes, the serve is huge for him.. but he is saying that there are some technical changes he is making, so it will take time to really get into the flow of that.

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